Believing in Change

Regardless of the number of transitions that I experience--seasons, locations, circadian rhythms---I'm always amazed at how things can change so fully.  Being at this conference, meeting and re-meeting old colleagues, opening up new possibilities in the way we think about teaching, and importantly for me, the way that I think about my future, has been reaffirming.  Once again I realize that there are many ways to live, and that can be true across cultures and lives, but also within one life.  To teach is to believe that change is possible.  I'm not sure I can live deeply enough with that idea, for my students, or for myself.